"Bloodshot and H.A.R.D. Corps" #19, written by Christos Gage and Joshua Dysart, with art from Bart Sears and ChrisCross gives readers a concise sample of what this book is about while setting up adventures to come.

Spider-Man fights Venom, except Venom is Spider-Man and the Avengers show up to try to help while Goblins tiptoe through the shadows in the Dan Slott-written, Humberto Ramos-drawn "Superior Spider-Man" #25.

Dan Slott delivers a typically strong issue with some help from Christos Gage in the form of "Superior Spider-Man" #24, with plenty of subplots and a very creepy Superior Venom as envisioned by artist Humberto Ramos.

"Battle of the Atom" has slowed down considerably, and while "Uncanny X-Men" #13 has an interesting revelation about the time-displaced original
X-Men, Brian Michael Bendis and Chris Bachalo's issue is otherwise filler.

Young Jean Grey and Scott Summers seek sanctuary with present day Cyclops's team, but when "Future Jean Grey" show up things get even more complicated in Brian Michael Bendis and Chris Bachalo's "Uncanny X-Men" #12.

"A+X" #9 features two stories about rescuing Doctor Strange. First up is a Wolverine/Captain America team up in the Congo by Nathan Edmondson and Humberto Ramos; followed by a David Lapham romp starring Pixie, Eye Boy, and Quentin Quire.

"Uncanny X-Men" #2 by Brian Michael Bendis and Chris Bachalo delves into the mind and motivations of Emma Frost, before moving the plot towards the new student recruits and the dangers that Cyclops' team must face to keep them.